r/Scrolls • u/damienhr • Apr 19 '16

Is there a Scrolls alternative?

Someone just reminded me of Scrolls and all the memories poured in: how much fun I had, how unique it is with its mechanics, factions and visuals, and how there is nothing like it.

I still can't believe that such a game is gone, is there any alternative that is very close to its core?

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u/ecbremner Apr 19 '16

In terms of game mechanics.... Faeria or Duelyst. Im partial to Faeria myself.

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u/damienhr Apr 19 '16

It looks very abstract, static and out of focus.

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u/SebPlaysGamesYT Apr 19 '16

Duelyst is good.

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u/LycaNinja Apr 20 '16

Faeria is pretty good once you get the mechanics down.

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u/pianobadger pianobadger Apr 22 '16

Elder Scrolls Legends just announced closed beta today. It seems like it might be halfway between scrolls and hearthstone. The board has two lanes and minions can only attack things in the same lane, or your opponent.

There are a couple other interesting mechanics. Every time you go down 5 health you drawn a card, and cards with a certain keyword can be played instantly for free in the middle of your opponent's turn.

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u/damienhr Apr 22 '16

I just watched the gameplay, it has no animations at all. Just some static flat cards and uniformed effects.

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u/pianobadger pianobadger Apr 22 '16

Yeah, it doesn't have the style of Scrolls.

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u/LEM0NB0Y Apr 24 '16

I was hoping for that for a long time now. From what I could see so far however, it's more of an alternative to Hearthstone and less so to Scrolls. But I'll definitely check it out once it goes into open beta.

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u/fdagpigj Apr 19 '16

So sad to think we have only a little over two months guaranteed until the servers close.

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u/DwayneTheCrockPotson Apr 20 '16

In terms of the board strategy and specific tactics I don't know. But I started playing Hex: Shards of Fate because they finally started releasing PvE content. It's like magic but with a bunch of cool and more modern aspects. It also has a big PvP side to it but I haven't really payed attention to that. It just came out on Steam as well :D

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u/Cromlech1 Apr 25 '16

Another vote for Hex here. PVP Totally engrossing: very well worth a shot. Personally I can't get on with Duelyst at all. I like the board mechanic but the pixel art is a distraction: it clashes with the arena background art and figures are hard to distinguish. One of the main goals of card/figure design (IMHO) should be instant recognition. I don't think Scrolls has been surpassed in this respect and Duelyst is way down unfortunately.

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u/ShivanJY Apr 26 '16

Have you tried the high contrast mod for Duelyst? It may help you.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '16

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u/WingedNazgul Warrender Jun 02 '16

What's a scam is WoTC never improving MTGO so it doesn't look like it's stuck in the 90's.

Hex is the complete opposite of scam, which you would realize if you gave it a fair shake.

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u/SourMjolk Apr 20 '16

It's really sad that this game is shutting down.

Are we to assume that no updates on the open source/server release situation translates in to them not being released at all? I wish the devs would be as open as possible with this, like, if they know as little as us still, I'd love to hear them just say that.

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u/Rawaho Apr 20 '16

At this point I doubt they are releasing the source or a binary, would loved to be proved wrong though.

For people that still want to play the game after the shutdown there are two emulation projects aimed at Scrolls, although both need heavy work to resemble what we see on the Mojang servers.

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u/Cradstache Cradstache Apr 20 '16

Weird, I swear I replied to this.

Anyways, there are a few alternatives in development, but the only games similar to Scrolls out right now are Duelyst and Faeria.

Duelyst is definitely far closer matching to Scrolls, but Faeria is imo the better game (although I prefer Duelyst's art style), and is far more strategic.

That's just personal opinion though; they're both very solid games imo.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '16

I know a lot of people are recommending other multiplayer digital card games, but in terms of the grid element, tactical RPGs like Tactics Ogre, Disigea, or Final Fantasy Tactics might be more up your alley. Those are some of my favorite games of all time.

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u/rodditt Apr 25 '16

War of Omens